North American Buddhist community
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The North American Buddhist community is a diverse network of practitioners, teachers, centers, and traditions that adapt Buddhist teachings and practices to contemporary cultural, social, and spiritual contexts across the United States and Canada.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North American Buddhist community canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13618487 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American Buddhist community Context triple: [Shambhala Mountain Center, culturalContext, North American Buddhist community]
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A.
Buddhist Association of the United States
The Buddhist Association of the United States is a religious organization that promotes Buddhism and supports Buddhist communities and institutions across the United States.
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B.
International Network of Engaged Buddhists
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists is a global alliance of socially active Buddhists and organizations dedicated to applying Buddhist principles to contemporary social, political, and environmental issues.
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C.
Chinese Buddhist Association
The Chinese Buddhist Association is the state-sanctioned national organization that oversees and regulates Buddhist activities and institutions in China under the religious policy of the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism is a global Buddhist community and monastic order founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh that integrates mindfulness practice with social engagement, peace work, and ethical living.
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E.
Tamil Buddhist community
The Tamil Buddhist community was an ancient group of Tamil-speaking Buddhists in South India and Sri Lanka, known for contributing to early Tamil literature, philosophy, and religious culture before largely disappearing or assimilating into other traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American Buddhist community Target entity description: The North American Buddhist community is a diverse network of practitioners, teachers, centers, and traditions that adapt Buddhist teachings and practices to contemporary cultural, social, and spiritual contexts across the United States and Canada.
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A.
Buddhist Association of the United States
The Buddhist Association of the United States is a religious organization that promotes Buddhism and supports Buddhist communities and institutions across the United States.
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B.
International Network of Engaged Buddhists
The International Network of Engaged Buddhists is a global alliance of socially active Buddhists and organizations dedicated to applying Buddhist principles to contemporary social, political, and environmental issues.
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C.
Chinese Buddhist Association
The Chinese Buddhist Association is the state-sanctioned national organization that oversees and regulates Buddhist activities and institutions in China under the religious policy of the People's Republic of China.
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D.
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism
Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism is a global Buddhist community and monastic order founded by Thích Nhất Hạnh that integrates mindfulness practice with social engagement, peace work, and ethical living.
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E.
Tamil Buddhist community
The Tamil Buddhist community was an ancient group of Tamil-speaking Buddhists in South India and Sri Lanka, known for contributing to early Tamil literature, philosophy, and religious culture before largely disappearing or assimilating into other traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Shambhala Mountain Center, Colorado (ashes scattered/kept in Buddhist context)
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culturalContext
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North American Buddhist community
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subject surface form:
Shambhala Mountain Center